Bronwen is an international expert on walking and walkable communities, committed to giving walking a voice on the international stage and within local communities, cities and professional arenas.
The Team
Bronwen Thornton
CEO
Jim Walker
Director
Jim is the founder of Walk21 and is an international policy advisor, committed to enabling more people to walk and ensuring they have safe, attractive and accessible environments to walk in and enjoy it.
Carlos Cañas
Carlos has joined the team as a Geographer specialised in Sustainable Urban Mobility, with a particular interest in Citizen Science approaches applied to Walkability.
Juliet Rita
Juliet is an urban transport planner and is supporting Walk21 with the coordination of the Africa Network for Walking and Cycling (ANWAC).
Natalia Lleras
Natalia has joined the team as an expert in sustainable, safe, active and gender equitable environments to support our international programmes .
Dr Stefan Steiniger
Stefan is a spatial data specialist and geographic information systems architect supporting Walk21 with the development of walkability measurement tools.
Martin Wedderburn
Martin is a transport planner with over 15 years experience in planning, policy and robust analysis to generate creative solutions. He helps Walk21 with expertise on measuring, modelling and evaluating walking.
Martha Giraldo
Martha is the Director General of FundaPeatón, the pedestrian advocacy organisation in Medellín, Colombia supporting Walk21 with the development of practical advocacy tools.
Gail Jennings
Gail is a social scientist, sustainable transport planner and PhD Candidate at the Centre for Transport Studies, University of Cape Town. She helps Walk21 with transport and behaviour change research.
Paschalin Basil
Paschalin is an experienced researcher on walking issues and is based in Nairobi Kenya. She is supporting Walk21 with policy research and project delivery.
Hugo Vickers DL
Hugo is the Chairman of the Commonwealth Walkway initiative and has been a champion of city walkways since 1977. Hugo is also a biographer, lecturer and broadcaster.
Dr Rodney Tolley
Rodney taught active transport planning for 30 years at university level and was conference director for 18 years. He is an author and speaker.
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The Walk21 Foundation is overseen by a Board of Trustees and is supported by an Advisory Council.
News from Walk21
Walking to Public Transport reports launched at UITP congress
To increase public transport ridership and customer satisfaction Walk21 presented how to make walking to...
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Walk21 LAC: Growing Impact in Latin America and the Caribbean
Walking is an essential strategy for promoting sustainable urban development, reducing carbon emissions, improving road...
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Apr
Apr
New Walkability App
The Walkability App, available in the Apple and Google stores, allows citizens of all ages...
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Oct
Oct
Street Design for Walking: What about quality?
Enabling and encouraging walking means designing better streets and retrofitting existing street environments. The question...
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Dec
Dec
Press Release: Improving the walkability of stations to make Cairo a more healthy and sustainable city
A new report on pedestrian safety, comfort and accessibility, published today - Transport Day at...
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Dec
Dec
All you need to know to join us in Walk21 Kigali
The 23rd International Walk21 Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities is coming and we have...
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Jul
Jul
Tirana Walking Action Plan launched
The Tirana Walking Action Plan was launched at an event on 4th July by Deputy...
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Jul
Jul
Trans-Safe Africa: How to Radically Transform Road Safety in Africa
TRANS-SAFE includes 30 partners (including Walk21 Foundation), from across Africa and Europe working together to...
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Jun
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